links to literally everything below. common q&a in pinned comment!

the song I had playing is worth a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdEPp_QtaUg

playerctl: https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
manual page for it: https://man.archlinux.org/man/playerctl.1.en
MPRIS spec: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MPRIS
mpd-mpris: https://github.com/natsukagami/mpd-mpris
rmpc: https://github.com/mierak/rmpc
my vid on rmpc: https://youtu.be/oTOu7VfXnl8
my vid on mpd: https://youtu.be/6EAID9yopIE
original vid breaking down my music block script: https://youtu.be/VBzAY4bSTVo
rewrite of said script: https://youtu.be/TRRFrRt46VI
script: https://github.com/BreadOnPenguins/scripts/blob/master/statusbar/musicplaying

bat: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
my shell aliases: https://github.com/BreadOnPenguins/dots/blob/master/.config/shell/alias
stats script: https://github.com/BreadOnPenguins/scripts/blob/master/shell/stats
my vid on bat: https://youtu.be/90sZYRoe-fo

lm_sensors: https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors
how to set them up: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lm_sensors

xclip: https://github.com/astrand/xclip
xsel: https://github.com/kfish/xsel
wl-clipboard: https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard
scripts mentioned: https://github.com/BreadOnPenguins/scripts
image clipboard history: https://youtu.be/PFuo1B7E3qw

chafa: https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa/
ueberzugpp: https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp
fzfub: https://github.com/jstkdng/ueberzugpp/blob/master/scripts/fzfub
my vid on image menus (same as above): https://youtu.be/PFuo1B7E3qw

wallpaper photo is mine, you can download it free here: https://www.patreon.com/breadonpenguins
my music: https://unicornmasquerade.bandcamp.com/

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Bread on Penguins

A walkthrough of essential Linux command-line utilities for desktop workflow automation. Covers playerctl for media player control across browsers and music players, bat for syntax-highlighted command output, lm-sensors for hardware monitoring, xclip/wl-clipboard for clipboard integration in scripts, and chafa/ueberzug++ for displaying images in terminals. Demonstrates practical use cases like status bar customization, clipboard history management, and image preview in SSH sessions.

tiny Linux tools I rely on every day

<p>I love the enthusiasm of this YouTuber, it reminds me of the days when people just discovering the platform and making all kinds of cool videos, and not chasing analytics and monetization.</p>
